Kennett High School's Demon Robotics headed to World Championships for second year in a row

04/10/2018 12:25PM
● By Steven Hoffman

Kennett High School's Demon Robotics
team is headed to the FIRST Robotics Competition's world
championships for the second year in a row.

At the April 9 Kennett School Board
meeting, the robotics team made a brief presentation to the school
board. The team placed 16th out of 125 teams in the Mid-Atlantic
region to accumulate enough team points to qualify for the world
championships, which will take place in Detroit, Michigan from April
25 through April 28.

The Demon Robotics team's successful
season also included receiving the Judge's Award at the Westtown
competition. In that competition, the team competed through the
semifinal round. The team ranked ninth and joined the third place
alliance at the Springside Chestnut Hill competition, competing
through the semifinals there as well. The team also competed through
the quarterfinals at the MAR District Championships at Lehigh.

This is the seventh competition year
for the Demon Robotics team. There are 36 students on the team.

“We really are proud of what you do,”
school board president Joseph Meola told the team members. He
complimented the team on its consistently good work.

The school board granted permission for
the robotics team to miss three days of school to take part in the
world championships later this month.

The Demon Robotics team is looking for
some support to help with the costs for registration, travel, and for
supplies at the world championships. Anyone who is willing to help
the team represent Kennett by competing against the top teams in the
world can send checks payable to “KCSD Activities/Robotics” to
Kennett High School, Attn: Dan Folmar, 100 East South Street, Kennett
Square, PA, 19348. Checks can also be dropped off at the main office
of the high school.

The robotics team members took part in
many community events to promote school spirit and to raise awareness
about the team. The team members also worked to raise the funding
necessary to cover the expenses for the regular competition season.
More information about the team is available at
www.demonrobotics4342.org. Information about the team can also be
found on their Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter pages.